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[[File:Hydro Québec, building in Montreal 2005-10-21.JPG|thumb|upright|View from René-Lévesque Boulevard.]]
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[[File:Rene Levesque.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of René Lévesque]]
[[File:Rene Levesque.jpg|thumb|upright|Bust of René Lévesque]]
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The '''Hydro-Québec Building''' ({{lang-fr|Édifice Hydro-Québec}}) in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]] stands at {{convert|110|m|ft}} with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters for [[Hydro-Québec]] as well the Montreal offices of the [[Premier of Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Buildings/Projets/Commercial/Office-Buildings/1/111/Hydro-Quebec-Head-Office.aspx |title=Hydro-Québec Head Office|publisher=Pomerleau Construction|accessdate=2009-05-06}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> The building was designed by [[Gaston Gagnier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hydro-Quebec.php |title=Hydro-Québec Building, images|publisher=Images Montreal|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref>


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The '''Hydro-Québec Building''' ({{langx|fr|Édifice Hydro-Québec}}) in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], Canada stands at {{convert|110|m|ft}} with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters for [[Hydro-Québec]] as well the Montreal offices of the [[Premier of Quebec]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Projects/114/46/Hydro-Quebec-Administrative-and-Service-Centres--13-projects-.aspx|title=Hydro-Québec Head Office|publisher=Pomerleau Construction|accessdate=2009-05-06|archive-date=2013-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612041605/http://www.pomerleau.ca/construction-contractor/Projects/114/46/Hydro-Quebec-Administrative-and-Service-Centres--13-projects-.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> The building was designed by [[Gaston Gagnier]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imtl.org/montreal/building/Hydro-Quebec.php |title=Hydro-Québec Building, images|publisher=Images Montreal|accessdate=2009-05-06}}</ref>
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The building is located on [[René Lévesque Boulevard|René-Lévesque Boulevard]], named for former premier [[René Lévesque]], who had nationalized Quebec's [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] companies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of [[Jean Lesage]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Hogue |first=Clarence |last2=Bolduc |first2=André |last3=Larouche |first3=Daniel |title=Québec : un siècle d'électricité |location=Montreal |publisher=Libre Expression |year=1979 |pages=405 |isbn=2-89111-022-6}}</ref> A [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.<ref>[http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/salle-de-presse/communiques/2001/aout/2001-08-24a.shtm Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec]

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The building is located on [[René Lévesque Boulevard|René-Lévesque Boulevard]], named for former premier [[René Lévesque]], who had nationalized Quebec's [[hydroelectricity|hydroelectric]] companies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of [[Jean Lesage]].<ref>{{cite book |last=Hogue |first=Clarence |last2=Bolduc |first2=André |last3=Larouche |first3=Daniel |title=Québec : un siècle d'électricité |location=Montreal |publisher=Libre Expression |year=1979 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/quebecunsieclede0000hogu/page/405 405] |isbn=2-89111-022-6 |url=https://archive.org/details/quebecunsieclede0000hogu/page/405 }}</ref> A [[bust (sculpture)|bust]] of Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.<ref>[http://www.premier-ministre.gouv.qc.ca/salle-de-presse/communiques/2001/aout/2001-08-24a.shtm Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec]
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== External links ==
==External links==
* [http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=112382 Hydro-Québec]
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Hydro-Québec Building
Map
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
LocationMontreal, Quebec, Canada
Address75, boulevard René-Lévesque Ouest
Construction started1959
Completed1962
Height110 metres (360 ft)
Technical details
Floor count26
Design and construction
Architect(s)Gaston Gagnier
Website
hydroquebec.com/en/
Bust of René Lévesque

The Hydro-Québec Building (French: Édifice Hydro-Québec) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada stands at 110 metres (360 ft) with 27 floors. Completed in 1962, it houses the headquarters for Hydro-Québec as well the Montreal offices of the Premier of Quebec.[1] The building was designed by Gaston Gagnier.[2]

The building is located on René-Lévesque Boulevard, named for former premier René Lévesque, who had nationalized Quebec's hydroelectric companies in 1963 while serving as Minister of Hydroelectric Resources and Public Works in the government of Jean Lesage.[3] A bust of Lévesque was unveiled in front of the building on August 24, 2001.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Hydro-Québec Head Office". Pomerleau Construction. Archived from the original on 2013-06-12. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  2. ^ "Hydro-Québec Building, images". Images Montreal. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. ^ Hogue, Clarence; Bolduc, André; Larouche, Daniel (1979). Québec : un siècle d'électricité. Montreal: Libre Expression. pp. 405. ISBN 2-89111-022-6.
  4. ^ Dévoilement d’un buste en hommage à René Lévesque au siège social d’Hydro-Québec
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